The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see
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The Marine Museum at Fall River is a cultural gem and contains a wealth of Fall River Maritime History especially Steam Ship and Titanic memorabilia. Discover the art, books, models and many treasures the Marine Museum holds. This is a must see resource for landlubbers and mariners alike.

Carol Gafford is a public librarian, family historian, amateur archivist and book savior. She is currently the youth services/outreach librarian at the Swansea Public Library and volunteers for several museum and historical societies including the Marine Museum at Fall River, the Swansea Historical Society and the Bristol Historical and Preservation society. She is the editor of Past Times, the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists and is always looking for a new project to take on.

Entertainment Weekly this week gives the thumbs up to "The Golem and the Jinni,'' which should be great news for New York Police Sgt. Matthew Delaney, who happens to be a Sudbury native.

It's been about two years since I had the pleasure of interviewing Delaney for this column.

Even then, "The Golem'' was a big hit in Germany, but Delaney was down-to-earth about his success as an author, just as he had always been about his many achievements.

It's hard to know if EW's vote of confidence in the book, recommending it as an "Ultimate Summer Swap'' selection, will put the spotlight on the low-key high-achiever, but I hope so.

He's the kind of person who deserves applause.

Another person who deserves applause sadly passed away last week, I was told by Marlborough Veterans Agent Gary Brown.

I don't remember what set of circumstances led me to Chris Dziczek, or why in the world he would agree to talk with me, but I certainly remember an afternoon of conversation at the Polish American Veterans Club in Clinton spent in the company of a most remarkable man.

He shared some stories he'd told others, a few he had rarely shared. And he allowed me the privilege of putting those memories out for strangers to see in a column that ran in the summer of 2009.

I've been lucky enough to talk to a lot of people in the course of my career, and I'm getting to the point where I don't always remember all the details of stories past.

But the details of talking with Delaney and Dziczek aren't fuzzy at all.